Vic Edelbrock Sr.

1977 Inductee

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Biography

Founder of the Edelbrock Corporation, Otis Victor Edelbrock
Sr. was an early days hot rodder who modified his own cars, tested products on
them, then sold the parts piecemeal to an eager base of customers in Southern
California. Eventually, mass production of Edelbrock manifolds and heads was
inevitable and the company flourished. The Edelbrock line now
includes cylinder heads, intake manifolds and pistons for many applications.
And he achieved an industry first in 1958 by getting 1 horsepower per cubic
inch from a 283 Chevy small-block with the new cross-ram manifold. Vic Sr. was
inducted in the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame as well as the National
Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.